The Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara is a historic Sikh pilgrimage, 120 km from Lahore, in Pakistan’s Punjab province.
The present-day gurudwara was built at the site where Guru Nanak died on September 22, 1539. It was at this place that Guru Nanak settled and assembled members of the Sikh community after his missionary visits.
The gurudwara is visible from the Indian side of the border. Pakistani authorities often cut elephant grass, which otherwise obstructs the view from India. Indian Sikhs gather in large numbers on bluffs to perform darshan, or sacred viewing of the site, from the Indian side of the border.
The Shrine is located at Kartarpur, a small town beside the River Ravi in Punjab and it is one of the holiest places for up to 30 million Sikhs around the world. The Gurdwara was further expanded in November 2018 with the construction of a new courtyard, museum, library, dormitories and locker rooms spread across an area of 42 acres (17 hectares).
Itinerary
Day 01
Pick up from your location and departure for Kartarpur to Guruddwara Darbar Sahib approx. 03hrs drive.
Afterward, visit Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhism returned from his Sojourns, and settled in Kartarpur. As he assembled the Sikh community there, he established the Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in 1522. Since then, the Kartarpur gurudwara has housed a shrine that commemorates his time in the region. It was here in 1539, that Sikhism’s first guru breathed his last. Many consider Kartarpur as the second holiest shrine to Sikhs after Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, where Guru Nanak was born.
On the banks of the river Ravi, about 5km from the Indo-Pakistan border lies Kartarpur Sahib—a 497-year-old gurudwara that has stood the test of time, history and politics. As the final resting place of Guru Nanak, it is one of Sikhism’s holiest shrines. But for years, cleaved from Indian Punjab since Partition, it has been out of reach for millions of devotees, except through a pair of binoculars. But on Guru Nanak Dev’s 550th birth anniversary, the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur will open its doors to visitors from across the globe.
Lunch at Gurudwara later departure for Lahore Approx 03hrs Drive and drop to a designated location.